A 7-meter (penalty) throw is awarded in case of physical contact with an opponent, or a push, etc.

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After the match, shake hands with the opponent and say, “Thank you for a good match”.

Any handballs may be used, especially soft, foam balls and street handballs.

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The scoring system***: For very young children we recommend not to count the goals/points scored. The most important thing is to have fun.

Rules / arbitrations are settled through dialogue among the players or through a Match Instructor****.

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“Keep it simple” – Few rules.

Play and have Fun (Mix girls and boys) – Perhaps with music / DJ ;D

The above rules are only for inspiration; it is up to you to determine how to play Street Handball in your neighbourhood.

Have a great time, enjoy the team spirit, and observe fair play.

*A pitch / court with 2 goals

provides more fun and it will even challenge your shape and benefit your body. In case of many players and many matches to absolve, you may choose to begin playing with 1 goal; if, however, you place 2 goals opposite each other, you may soon switch to the ‘real’ game – providing more fun for everybody.

**The Goalkeeper:

The person throwing at the goal can run back and become goalkeeper, or swap with a substitution player who must then become goalkeeper. (In this case, the substitution player is allowed to stand next to the goal ready to step in when the thrower exits the pitch at the centre line.) Remember. There are no fixed line-up roles.

***The scoring system:

For very young children we recommend not to count the goals/points scored. The most important thing is to have fun. This also means without a scoreboard.

Quote from a street-handball event in Denmark, “We were counting goals up to around 3 and it seemed that the Instructor and later the players forgot to keep track of the score, but the match continued, and the kids enjoyed it and had fun. Finally, prizes were awarded by way of a draw.”

****The Match Instructor:

(May be a coach/parent or any third person)

Together with the team coaches, it is the task of the Match Instructor to ensure the good experience, and that all participants feel ownership of the game. The Instructor should remove the players’ attention from the result and instead focus on the good handball experience, presence in the match, the flow of the match, and avoid too many interruptions of the match. So, the Instructor is not the referee; his task is to guide the players on the rules and make the players focus on what they did well, etc.